<i Finding good people and keeping them is hard. Sometimesthey pack up and ship out before you're done trainingthem. Other times you're looking but not finding anybody.Our poll this week was almost a tie. More than a third (37%) ofvoters say their offices are constantly seeing new faces and sayinggoodbye to others. A slightly larger number of readers (42%)believes recruiting workers is difficult, but retaining them is acinch. Just under a quarter of respondents (21%) said maintainingand restocking their workforce are equally challenging. RickFisher, the human resources partner for Eisner LLP, was kind enoughto lend us his expertise on the subject.

"For the last three or four years, recruiting has been muchharder than retention. Firms are looking for talent but there justaren't enough people. There's a tremendous vacuum in the industry.The long hours of the job, competition from Wall Street andcompetition from other firms take their toll.

"Clearly the economy is affecting recruiting and retention.Having been in human resources since 1990, I've seen the peaks andvalleys. Right now, we're coming to the end of a peak and goinginto a valley. That will definitely increase employers' ability tohave tighter control on the work force. There will be more peoplein the job market and recruiting will be easier. Everythingrevolves around supply and demand.